DarksideEric
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IGN made a video a while back about this topic, but since I want your guys' opinion I won't reference it, however here's the link if you'd like to watch it.
So, as the thread title suggests (and I believe The Media Hub is the correct place for this), what do you think makes "a gamer."
To be perfectly honest, I am very liberal about what makes a gamer, and instead just look at it more on the same scale that art is viewed. Nearly anything can be "art," I mean we've seen nearly blank canvases be toted as "art" and sold for a high price, and then we've all seen the beautiful masterpieces of film, paintings, gaming, etc. We just, or I do at least, then judge it by the quality (to us) the art is.
So, in essence, I accept pretty much anyone that uses gaming as at least a secondary hobby, perhaps even tertiary hobby, can be labeled correctly as a "gamer." Play solitaire at work everyday for a few hours to pass the time? Yeah, you're a gamer. I won't expect you to jump in on conversations regarding the balancing of Street Fighter or how the FPS genre should change to allow for a better meta game, but I won't be elitist and claim you to be "not a real gamer" because there's really no point in that.
So, what are your thoughts? Do you place casual gamers in a negative category as "not real gamers?" Do you just accept everyone into the fold until they let you know their interest has limits?
So, as the thread title suggests (and I believe The Media Hub is the correct place for this), what do you think makes "a gamer."
To be perfectly honest, I am very liberal about what makes a gamer, and instead just look at it more on the same scale that art is viewed. Nearly anything can be "art," I mean we've seen nearly blank canvases be toted as "art" and sold for a high price, and then we've all seen the beautiful masterpieces of film, paintings, gaming, etc. We just, or I do at least, then judge it by the quality (to us) the art is.
So, in essence, I accept pretty much anyone that uses gaming as at least a secondary hobby, perhaps even tertiary hobby, can be labeled correctly as a "gamer." Play solitaire at work everyday for a few hours to pass the time? Yeah, you're a gamer. I won't expect you to jump in on conversations regarding the balancing of Street Fighter or how the FPS genre should change to allow for a better meta game, but I won't be elitist and claim you to be "not a real gamer" because there's really no point in that.
So, what are your thoughts? Do you place casual gamers in a negative category as "not real gamers?" Do you just accept everyone into the fold until they let you know their interest has limits?